As proven, Foyle is indeed a good horse.

During the low post defense against Yao Ming, he avoids jumping unless necessary, not only charging Yao enough "passage fees," but most importantly, this good horse doesn't even need grass.

Throughout his career, Foyle's offensive ability is approximately zero.

So once he's on the court, offensively, he is only responsible for setting screens for players without the ball, without needing Qin Yue to feed him for any emotional value. (Someone's inner voice: Look at him, Kwame!)

Although Foyle's presence inevitably shrinks the Warriors' offensive space, during the game, Little Deng Liwei almost single-handedly covered the running distance of two perimeter players.

Foyle's lack of offensive skills is not a concern.

As long as Little Deng Liwei keeps running, Foyle's diligent screens are enough for Qin Yue to find the elusive Little Deng Liwei.

On the court, it's a Warriors' offensive turn.

Looking at Foyle, who barely ventured into the low post...

Thinking how could such an annoying person bother Yao Ming in the past, now, whether to follow or not was perplexing.

After a moment of hesitation, Yao Ming, standing alone in the penalty area, gave Qin Yue a free throw line opportunity.

It was a 3-second defensive violation.

Swish—!

On the free-throw line, Qin Yue made his shot.

Immediately, it was still Warriors' possession.

This time, Yao Ming actively followed out.

But just as he stepped out of the penalty area, Qin Yue sneaked into the low post from the other side.

The Supersonic's substitute power forward was Chuck Hayes.

Qin Yue had an absolute height advantage against him.

Seeing this, Jack quickly lobbed the ball to Qin Yue.

The next second, facing the always solid "Master Hai," Qin Yue chose not to go head-on, but made a side jump shot at a height Hayes couldn't reach.

Bang, swish!

This was a 45-degree bank shot that fully proved Qin Yue's Wake Forest heritage.

On the Supersonic bench, Carlisle immediately felt Qin Yue's dominance, unlike traditional centers.

He was not constrained by any rules.

Even if the Supersonic held an absolute advantage inside, he could still use his other weapons to force a solution.

No defensive tactic could fully restrict him.

Nor could it seal him like certain stars, leaving him to hold the ball idly at the arc.

As Oscar Robertson said, Qin Yue is a cornerstone around which you can build a team in any era.

Of course, Qin Yue is not without weaknesses.

However, this Warriors team is willing to let him "suck blood", skillfully covering his weaknesses.

For instance, when he fully commits to the offensive end, all Warriors players help with defense and give him opportunities to showcase his talent defensively.

For instance, when his shooting touches are off, he only needs to use the pass key, using teammates' off-ball movements to get through the cold phase.

In Carlisle's eyes, this Warriors is a highly centralized team, investing almost all resources into Qin Yue, letting him distribute the cake on the court.

It's a basketball concept Carlisle could not understand.

Because at any stage of his coaching career, Carlisle never liked this on-court, all-grabbing main ball handler.

But at this moment, Carlisle had to admit...

Qin Yue, complementing perfectly with the Warriors, was single-handedly changing the game.

In the latter half of the second quarter, Garnett and Ray Allen returned to the court.

As Garnett just stepped on the court, during the Warriors' offensive possession, Qin Yue gave him a hard time.

It was a post-up spin move that Garnett could hardly describe.

If Garnett had to find an accurate adjective...

He could only think of a washing machine.

This was the godlike skill Qin Yue learned from Anthony during their special training this summer.

Anthony almost without reservation imparted his post-up spin insights to Qin Yue.

The core of this spin move lies in using the fast-slow-fast rhythm to manipulate the defender's footwork, quickly leveraging the ball to step across, and completing the spin move in one flow.

But to utilize this skill to the fullest...

Aside from the ball-handler needing a certain level of human-ball integration ability, one's own explosiveness also affects the execution of the "washing machine spin".

Bang, swish!

On the court, Qin Yue, having shaken off Garnett, jumped in for a layup.

This summer, for hanging out with Qin Yue... Anthony apparently did not realize what kind of monster he unintentionally unleashed.

Although many basketball skills can be self-taught.

Having someone teach versus not having someone teach is inherently different.

Of course, Anthony did not lose out by teaching his signature skills to Qin Yue.

After all, it was exchanged for with true ability by Qin Yue, calling "Melo teacher" every time to learn the "Heart Method Mantra".

In the final moments of the second quarter, Warriors on offense.

On the court's right side, Qin Yue first attempted an under-the-leg probe start, then a left-step stop, followed by a Bowing to Buddha shift.

This smooth triple-threat combo also came from his good brother Carmelo Anthony.

At this moment, even the fully engaged Kevin Garnett could only watch Qin Yue make this extremely graceful pull-up move right in front of him.

And on TNT TV Station, Charles Barkley's commentary was more direct: "The Messiah toyed with Kevin Garnett! Hohoho, Kevin was completely at his mercy!"

Swish—!

In Oracle Arena, the ball went in, and the clock stopped.

At half-time, it was 51 to 54.

Having played the entire half, Qin Yue scored 9 out of 17 field goals, including 1 out of 3 three-pointers and 5 out of 5 free throws, racking up 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal.

Even though before the game, Garnett considered that even using a 1-on-4 might not completely stop Qin Yue from scoring, after a half of head-to-head battle with Qin Yue, Garnett finally understood why Duncan couldn't succeed against Qin Yue.

He possesses offensive skills not belonging to a power forward.

His despair-inducing mismatch advantage comes from his inhuman human-ball integration ability.

"Unless I turn five years younger... otherwise, no one in the current league can face him head-to-head.

I simply can't see his limits... perhaps, the galaxy is his limit."

During the half-time break, seeing Garnett give an ESPN interview, he thus evaluated Qin Yue.

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